In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Everything inside of me
Is burning up for you to see
And if we should get into it
A two-way kind of syndicate
Hold me
Compare us to a Ferris wheel
Just be sure what you want to steal
Some people do it by the book
But I prefer to go by feel
Tell me
I wanted to get out of here
But every time I reappear
Now I have the words my dear
To whisper out into your ear
Hey, yeah
C'mon girl (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
C'mon girl (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
C'mon girl (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
C'mon girl (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
The spirit of a dragon's tear
Is lovely at this time of year
The cave within your mountainside
Is deeper than it will be wide
Hold me
My disenchanted diplomat
Asleep inside the laundromat
Conveyor belts are moving
And I want you to be sure of that
Tell me
And if you let it germinate
I know it will be worth the wait
Disputed by the news that it was
You who tried to instigate
Hey, yeah
C'mon girl (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
C'mon girl (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
C'mon girl (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
C'mon girl (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
Blessed are the hypocrites
Outwitted but she never quits
The trouble with the band of slits
Is washing off the muddy bits
Hey, yeah
C'mon girl (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
C'mon girl (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
C'mon girl (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
C'mon girl (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
Oh yeah she's with me and I'm your man
If I can't find you no one can
Is burning up for you to see
And if we should get into it
A two-way kind of syndicate
Hold me
Compare us to a Ferris wheel
Just be sure what you want to steal
Some people do it by the book
But I prefer to go by feel
Tell me
I wanted to get out of here
But every time I reappear
Now I have the words my dear
To whisper out into your ear
Hey, yeah
C'mon girl (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
C'mon girl (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
C'mon girl (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
C'mon girl (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
The spirit of a dragon's tear
Is lovely at this time of year
The cave within your mountainside
Is deeper than it will be wide
Hold me
My disenchanted diplomat
Asleep inside the laundromat
Conveyor belts are moving
And I want you to be sure of that
Tell me
And if you let it germinate
I know it will be worth the wait
Disputed by the news that it was
You who tried to instigate
Hey, yeah
C'mon girl (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
C'mon girl (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
C'mon girl (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
C'mon girl (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
Blessed are the hypocrites
Outwitted but she never quits
The trouble with the band of slits
Is washing off the muddy bits
Hey, yeah
C'mon girl (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
C'mon girl (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
C'mon girl (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
C'mon girl (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
Let's get it right (let's go)
Oh yeah she's with me and I'm your man
If I can't find you no one can
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Some lyrics are screwed up... Here's the real thing :
Everything inside of me Is burning up for you to see
And if we should get into it A two way kind of syndicate, ho
Compare us to a Ferris wheel Just be sure what you want to steal Some people do it by the book But I prefer to go by feel, tell me
I wanted to get outta here But every time I reappear Now I have the words my dear To whisper right into your ear, hey, yeah
C'mon girl Let's get it right Let's get it right Let's get it right
The spirit of a dragon's tear Is lovely at this time of year
The cave within your mountainside Is deeper than it will be wide, hold me
My disenchanted diplomat Asleep inside the laundromat Conveyer belts are moving and I want you to be sure of that, tell me
And if you let it germinate I know it will be worth the wait Disputed by the news that it was you Who tried to instigate, hey, yeah
C'mon girl Let's get it right Let's get it right Let's get it right
Blessed are the hypocrites Outwitted but she never quits The trouble with a band of slits Is washing off the muddy bits, hey......yeah
Oh yeah, she's with me and I'm your man If I can't find you no one can